Segura v. People

Joe Segura was found guilty of murder in the first degree by jury verdict and the penalty was fixed at death. Judgment and sentence followed, and he seeks reversal by writ of error.

At the trial, the People established that, in the early evening hours of 'September 16, 1962, Joe Segura called his wife, Lorraine, to the garage of their home and asked her whether certain tomatoes stored therein were ready for canning. He then told Lorraine that “something was going to happen,” and thereupon, without further comment, commenced beating her about the head, arms, and hands with a baseball bat. This…